Friday, August 22, 2014

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Mini-PCs based on Chrome OS

Mini-PCs based on Chrome OS 


After starting lineup Chromebooks C7 Series, Acer has promised to soon introduce a new product based on the Chrome OS, and yesterday was the announcement Chromebox CXI - fixed budget system for small and medium businesses, as well as for educational institutions. The device operates on the basis of processor Intel Celeron 2957U and is equipped with 4 GB of RAM, graphics Intel HD, modules Wi-Fi (802.11 a / b / g / n) and Bluetooth 4.0, the ports of Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, DisplayPort, four USB 3.0 and a slot for cards SD. Thanks to the built-in SSD, 16GB, booting the system, according to the developers, it takes only 8 seconds. The simplest version Chromebox CXI-2GKM go on sale in September at a price of $ 179.99.
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New Leica for $ 8000

New Leica for $ 8000

Real amateur photographers who are planning to buy one of the cameras Leica, may be interested in a new model of Leica MP 240, which was the improved version of the previous M 240. key differences from its predecessor became a larger display with scratch-resistant, thanks to the sapphire crystal, and increased up to 2 MB image buffer which allows you to make a series of 24 images at a speed of 3 frames per second. The disadvantage of MP 240, and most other cameras Leica, is a pretty high price, which for this model is $ 7950. However, if the financial aspect is not able to stop you from purchasing this new product, the choice is limited only by the color of her body: black or chrome.

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BlackBerry is developing a new premium smartphone

BlackBerry is developing a new premium smartphone


Looks like touch screens of most modern smartphones are not the ideal solution, and many users prefer a smartphone with a physical keyboard, the most well-known manufacturer which is a company BlackBerry, has announced another novelty premium. Model P9883, called Porsche Design BlackBerry, get a 3.5-inch screen, dual-core processor with a frequency of 1.7 GHz, 3 GB RAM, 64 GB of non-volatile memory, and of course QWERTY-keyboard. Unknown at this time, when the smartphone will be available, but a rough estimate of its cost of $ 2,000.


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Published 10:35 AM by

Samsung released a tee-microUSB price of $ 40

Samsung released a tee-microUSB price of $ 40 


With the launch of a huge variety of gadgets, Samsung has thought about the convenience of their operation by users, and specifically about their charge, and introduced a novelty - Multi-Charging Wall Charger - Charging Cable from the three devices from a single outlet. Charge is equipped with a monitoring system that evenly distributes available 2 A, depending on the number of connected devices. It is worth noting that for charging from USB-port adapter such a computer will not work. If you are interested in this new product, you can purchase it will be very immodest price of $ 39.99 on the official website of the company.


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Budget novelty from Oppo

Budget novelty from Oppo


Next week will begin selling a new budget smartphone of Oppo, known as Neo 5. Unit received a 4.5-inch screen with a resolution of 854x480 pixels (218 ppi), a 4-core Snapdragon processor 400 with a frequency of 1.2 GHz, 1 GB of RAM and 4 GB of non-volatile memory card slot microSD, battery capacity of 1900 mAh, 5-megapixel camera with BSI sensor and an aperture of f / 2.4, and its operating system will be Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Sales Oppo Neo 5 will begin in Malaysia for as low as 598 ringgit (about $ 190), and later the smartphone will be available in the United States and Europe.
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Salesforce.com raises full-year forecast

Salesforce.com raises full-year forecast

Salesforce.com company predicts that in 2015 fiscal year, its performance will be higher than analysts' forecasts on rising demand for extra online services, as well as through acquisitions previously made ​​and scale-up. Revenue in fiscal year 2015 range from 5.34 to 5.37 billion dollars, against analysts' expectations at 5.34 billion dollars. In the current quarter, Salesforce.com expects sales of $ 1.365 - 1.370 billion, operating profit of 12-13 cents.

 This is higher than analysts' expectations of $ 1.37 billion dollars and profit of 12 cents per share, respectively. CEO Marc Benioff says that she feels Salesforce growth in demand for its decisions, and in addition the company is expanding the scope of activity due to the policy of mergers and acquisitions. Recall that the last time the company Salesforce has acquired players such business automation as RelatelQ, ExactTarget, and also entered into an agreement with Microsoft to cooperate in the field of software. After the publication of the quarterly data Salesforce shares traded in New York rose 3.4% to 55.71 dollars per share. 

According to the results of the first fiscal quarter, the company reported having received a net loss of 61.1 million dollars, against a profit of 76.6 million dollars a year earlier. Revenues rose by 38% to 1.32 billion dollars. Operating profit amounted to 13 cents per share, compared with analysts' forecast of 12 cents. note that an active policy of mergers and acquisitions company Salesforce.com is from 2011, at the same time, to Salesforce say they do not expect to receive net profit until 2017 year. 

In the report of the company said that its revenue from the sale of subscriptions increased by 37% to $ 1.23 billion, while revenue from professional services and consulting totaled 85.9 million dollars, which is 37% higher than a year earlier.
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Ebay can select PayPal as an independent company

Ebay can select PayPal as an independent company


According to the newspaper The Information, Ebay company next year will allocate subsidiary PayPal as a separate company. The publication notes that the current leadership of PayPal has been instructed that in the future, they are likely to work in a private company. The Information notes that the decision on the allocation has not been made ​​final, but discussed at the level of senior management. Earlier, Ebay CEO John Donahoe has been criticized by shareholder Carl Icahn Ebay, saying that the company can not unleash the full potential of the payment system PayPal, since the latter does not have a sufficient degree of autonomy and can respond quickly to changing market conditions. 

In April this year, the parties reached an agreement, taking the board of directors of the new director, representing the interests of minority shareholders, including Carl Icahn. Now, according to unofficial data, in PayPal is an internal process of selecting candidates for the post of Director General, but it is far from completion. In addition, management prepares Ebay updated strategy for the development of the payment system, which will not be so closely tied to the online platform. 

Following the publication of data on the possible allocation PayPal Ebay shares rose 4.8% to 55.89 dollars. According to the latest report of the company's revenue for the last quarter PayPal grew by 20%, while the main Ebay business grew by only 9%. The Information notes that the funds received from the allocation of the company Ebay PayPal can be used for internal development, the purchase of other companies or buy back shares. At the same time, the publication noted that CEO Ebay was and still is against the deal, believing that Ebay and PayPal will organically grow together, rather than separately.
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

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Microsoft closes Xbox Entertainment Studio

Microsoft closes Xbox Entertainment Studio


Microsoft announced a program to reduce almost 18 000 people this Weak, and Xbox- Division remained almost intact, the studio developing content Xbox Entertainment Studio closes.Recall that the studio was created for the production of the original TV content, based on the owners of Xbox. Until now, the studio employed about 200 people. "In the framework of the planned reduction in the overall working of the state as well as in the light of the renewed mission of the organization, we plan to simplify a significant portion of units and engineering related to Xbox - says head of Xbox Phil Spencer.

"One of the elements of such a plan would be the closing of the studio Xbox Entertainment Studios». In Microsoft limited formal comments, related to the closure of the studio, but in the online edition of Recode, citing sources close to Microsoft, reported that in recent Xbox Entertainment Studios became too disorganized and she did not have a clear business model. In addition, the studio recently not too active to enter into agreements with content partners, making it difficult to exit the original content for the Xbox. However, not all studio projects would be history.

 For example, a television project Halo, started with Steven Spielberg, will be continued, as well as the documentary series Signal to Noise.We also know that Microsoft hired the former president of CBS Entertainment Nancy Tella will continue to work in the Microsoft Entertainment Studios. This also goes part of the leadership closed the studio. Recall that only now in Microsoft employs about 127 000 people, of which 18,000 will be dismissed, with most of the laid-off - are employees of the Finnish Nokia, which moved to the staff of the corporation at the same time with the purchase of the latest smartphone business. Microsoft only moved about 30 000 people.
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Thursday, July 17, 2014

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Calculator for Voltage , Current , Resistance and Power


Enter any two of the following values and press calculate button.

Voltage (Volts):
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Saturday, July 5, 2014

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Five most underrated games of the seventh generation of consoles

Five most underrated games of the seventh generation of consoles


Gears of War, Uncharted, Halo, BioShock, Mass Effect and The Last of Us - who of you at least vaguely heard of these games? Known to most gamers hundred percent hits - here are the most stereotype description of these projects. But the good of the game, unfortunately, is not always made known for various reasons. Sometimes the publisher banal lack of money on advertising, especially if at the same time leaves some blockbuster, sometimes insufficient demand provoke low ratings just do not understand with game journalists. On just such unjustly neglected projects and discuss in this article.

It just so happened that ordinary gamers (so called "casuals" representatives "midkora" put on a professional slang) likely to focus on the most widely promoted products. Those whose marketing budgets hardly do not exceed  the cost of development. In the same piggy bank and numerous sequels go, literally flooded the shelves in the last decade. What can you do: the person easier to give money for something with which he is familiar, albeit remotely, hearsay.

That's why a lot of truly noteworthy games is out of sight of potential buyers. What's a black and white "meat» MadWorld domohozyaechnoy for Nintendo Wii? What sort of Dark Sector? Last brainchild of legendary Rare - so what are you all? Simply put, we want to restore justice and to share information with you about the five most underrated (including the press) games for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.

The Saboteur

Unlikely most of you remember studio immediately Pandemic, especially when you have joined interactive entertainment recently. But just ten years ago, this undeniably talented team literally won millions of fans of "Star Wars" and just hungry for spectacle citizens. Lovely Star Wars: Battlefront (which is now resurrecting DICE), topical thriller Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and two issues Homeric satirical Destroy All Humans! - The best proof. At some point, though, it all went downhill. We do not want anyone to accuse without proof, but the collapse of Pandemic taken timing to start cooperation with Electronic Arts - and with this approach can hardly be disputed.


 Its latest development was refined The Saboteur - war drama with elements of kitsch, the events that unfolded in Paris during the Second World War. Open world, capturing towers and a fierce battle for territory - all of us today is slightly nauseated from similar mechanics, and in December 2009, all this "gentleman's set" and AH-Assassin's Creed perceived fresh and relevant.


"Tastefully watering fascists" - an obvious trend in 2009, thanks to virtual and cinematic The Saboteur "Inglorious Bastards." 

 Importantly than cling 'Saboteur' - this charming style (in the spirit of Tarantino "Inglourious Basterds") and verified flawlessly artistic design. So, enemy locations and areas displayed in color newsreel images (something between black / white and sepia), and only the fascist uniforms yes banners glowed scarlet blood symbolism. Sight, it should be noted, is awesome, and at least for the sake of it (and burning zeppelins itself) worth prosherstit eBay for the presence of second-hand copies of The Saboteur.

The mass audience and journalists, unfortunately, do not try to design depths Pandemic, then suddenly died studio. But the memory of it will remain in our hearts.

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